Wood-holder.



PATENTED JUNE 30, 1903.

W. J. BEST.

WOOD HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 21,1903.

N0 MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

WVILLIAM J. BEST, OE GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

WOOD-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,036, dated June 30, 1903. Application filed March 21, 1903. Serial No- 148,923. (No model.)

To aZZ 1071,0712 it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM J. BEsT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wood-Ho1ders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improved woodholder; and its object is to provide a suitable and convenient device for holding wood while splitting the same; and it consists, substantially, of a suitable bed-plate with upwardlyprojecting cleats thereon, as hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective of a device embodying my invention; Fig. 2, the same as it appears when in use, and Fig. 3 a vertical section of the same.

Like letters refer to like parts in all of the figures.

A represents a suitable bed-plate, preferably a rectangular plank of suitable material and dimensions, on one end of which is a transverse upwardly projecting cleat B, against which the block of Wood E to be split is placed and which prevents longitudinal movement of the block when struck with an ax.

C and O are two smaller cleats arranged parallel to each other and transversely near 3 5 the other end of the bed-plate A and at a suitable distance apart to engage the respective sides of a small stick of wood D, arranged transversely beneath the block E. -This stick D is held in place by the cleats O O and supports the block E in an inclined position and receives the edge of the ax as it passes through the block E, and thus also serves to protect the strips 0 from injury by the ax.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is'

1. The combination of a bed-plate, a transverse cleatat one end to engage the end of the block, and transversecleats nearthe other end to retain a transverse stick of wood.

2. The combination of a bed-plate, an up-' wardly-projecting transverse cleat secured near one end of the same and two smaller upwardly projecting transverse cleats arranged at a distance apart and parallel to each other, and near the other end of the bedplate and secured thereto.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM J. BEST.

Witnesses:

LUTHER V. MOULTON, GEORGIANA CHAcE. 

